The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1887-05-20
Letter From Boston.
Communicated.

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AS it were, by the aid of the key to the
treasures we are enabled to unlock the
store rooms within the classic precincts OF
the Hub" entering by the crooked ways
and mixed up street in the older part or
business portion.
To the stranger, these streets are ever a
source of much annoyance and inconven-
fence.
Yet, many & these streets have boon
made comparatively straight, especially
throughout the burnt districts, so there,
one experiences but little trouble in going
from one part TO another. Many of the old
streets were named for London streets. The
citizens soon after the revolution, were not
slow in changing the most obnoxious; Civ
ing the name of State Street to King Street
and Court Street to Queen Street.
Hanover Street, although reminder of
detested house, was not changed. Char
don Street was named for Peter Chardon, an
eminent merchant who lived on the corner
where the Bowdoine Square Church now
stands; Winter Street, formerly Bolts Lane
is now designated Temple Place, the Ga
dies street, as the stores are exclusively
for ladies trade. where, on pleasant day
one may find an interesting bevy of the
fairsex filling orders. Fremont street is
also prominent street, leading into Scol-
! ly Square, which in the olden times was a
very aristocratic neighborhood. HIRE
amid the lights and shades of the past and
present, we pause; and with that 'Midland"
air of surprise at the surroundings about us
and struck by the seeming solidity of all
things aboye. below and beyond; with
CHEEKY efferescense of nature that comes
from the light and airy region of your Oc-
toraro hills, we are made to say, well!
(Typhos will please not trife with the
word "well."
The average Bostonian is very ponder
Gus in the belt and solid in form, while the
curbings and flags are everywhere massive
and shapely in their granite forms, and
buildings tower high above you on either
side; with cappings and facings that make
up solidIty which is wholly Bostonian in
it fitness.
1t would seem too that nature partakes
of these surroundings, and the green To-
liage appears deeper and more marked in
its colo:ing, while the autumn foliage is Of
| a rucSat picbnasS az nftan onn,r,ooto1 ,,o-.
by strangers from the South.
The public buildings of the "Hub' are
mainly built of gray granite, and are mod
les to which the people refer you with
pride.
There is nothing so dear to the average
American as sandwich and though the
Queen of the whole business was here and
was feasted and banqueted under the spe.
cal supervision of the "Parker House.
cuisine department, the "baked beam
which was in perfect keeping with the
dusky visage of the Queen-basked in
crispy lovliness before her Royal Highness
to the utter discontinue of our pincniC
friend, who remained in the pantry with
her fried ham.
Now that the reception to the Queen OF
the Sandwich is over, it is in order for the
enterprising Yankee to patent a sleeve
button or neck-tie fastner and name it
''Kap" or ell" Something of the kind
must be done, for "Tumbo' is too stale.
The short hour movement is being press
ed with that characteristic earnestness SO
peculiar to labor in New England, asking